Our facilities feature a renovated school building with innovative designs, state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, a chapel, recreation areas, and a range of sports amenities that currently serve 600 students.
Recently, we added a new turf soccer field and pickleball courts to further promote sports within our school.
We continue to enhance and expand our academic and athletic spaces, providing our students with a holistic educational experience.
These improvements and innovative programs are made possible due to the generous tax-deductible contributions made by the founders, students’ families, and benefactors through the Foundation.
The Shelton Academy Education Foundation gives scholarships to families with limited economic resources who believe in our distinctive education for their children. We support all students through a mentoring program and an interdisciplinary approach focused on the formation, which enriches their academic experience and personal growth.
The Foundation currently provides scholarships to over 60 students and we hope to grow this number in the coming years. We are thankful to the many donors who have already supported Shelton Academy students’ academic success and invite many others to join.
Shelton Academy Education Foundation formed its own youth orchestra in 2020. In 2022, the Foundation formed a partnership with the Miami Symphonic Orchestra to receive top-notch music classes taught by exceptional music teachers. This project was created to give talented students the opportunity to be part of an exciting initiative.
The Foundation bridges the difference between the expense of music lessons and the amount paid by parents.
The orchestra is composed of:
The Choir is composed of Shelton Academy students from 7-14 years old.
We seek to create awareness in our community through dialogue. Shelton Academy Education Foundation sponsors a program to bring speakers from different disciplines to interact with families, students, and staff. This program allows our community to understand different perspectives and strive to develop personal, spiritual, and ethical growth as well as critical thinking.
Maria Teresa Torres has been involved with art from a very young age. A classical ballet dancer and specialist in the educational area at the Universidad of Navarra, Maria brings to the Doral community an important reflection of how art can help the personal, spiritual, and academic growth of this current generation.
Educator, a psychotherapist who specializes in mentoring, Mr. Berthe traveled from Washington DC to talk to our community about the importance of the role of families in the school. With an audience of more than 70 families, Mr. Berthe explained the mentoring program and, as in his own experience, this program changes the lives of young people and families.
Author of the well-known book "Social Networks' and is currently the Dean of the Communications School at the University of Navarra. Mrs. Sabada not only had the opportunity to offer a constructive talk to the community of Doral on the importance of the smart use of Social Networks, but she provided a workshop for our teaching staff to face the daily challenges that this useful yet dangerous tool brings.
Jose Angel Domínguez is currently Director of Shelton Academy Formation Department and is also Director of the Citizenship and Values Foundation. In this important "Talk" our community learned how to rescue authority as parents through love and communication.
Cristina Gomez, Director of Exceptional Education at Shelton Academy, has a master's degree in Family Counsellor and also in Exceptional Education. Cristina offered an "interactive talk" to families on the most effective alternatives to improve the relationship with their children.
This young architect with a wide experience in social projects and volunteering all over the world, started a social enterprise aimed at improving the lives of the neediest people. Antonio is a great entrepreneur, a magnificent human being, recently included in the Forbes "30 under 30" list of Spain's most influential young entrepreneurs.
Maria Dolores Conesa is the Director of Theory and Methods along with the Faulty of Education and Psychology from the University of Navarra. In an interactive conversation with the teachers and faculty of Shelton Academy, Maria Dolores delved into the topic of how to educate our children respecting the dignity and the freedom of the human being.
Our speakers come from various areas of expertise:
MINDS is one of our Signature Programs that focuses on human anthropology designed to grant our students the opportunity to learn how civilization and expression of its culture are interconnected with art history, music, and architecture. MINDS has been created in collaboration with the Prado Museum and the Museum of the University of Navarra in Spain.
The objective of this program is to foster the love of art and culture through interesting and dynamic classes that have been strategically adapted to fit each grade level appropriately. The history of art will be reinforced through projects made by children using their creativity and imagination. The curriculum for this initiative has been awarded by the Prado Museum and adapted specifically for Shelton Academy.
The Foundation is honored to sponsor this program and all of the expenses derived from this activity.
A beautiful initiative that began in 2022 is the Shelton Academy Without Borders. A selected group of Upper School students travel to Cartagena de Indias to serve a less fortunate community.
This project teaches our students about the importance of service to others, humility, and generosity. It goes without saying that this unique experience filled the hearts of our Shelton Academy students and motivated them to continue positively impacting their communities.